Alstroemeria plant named ‘Zapritama’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Zapritama’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; numerous purple violet-colored flowers; and excellent container and garden performance.

Botanical designation: Alstroemeria hybrida.

Cultivar denomination: ‘ZAPRITAMA’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofAlstroemeria plant, botanically known as Alstroemeria hybrida,commercially used as a potted and garden-type Alstroemeria, andhereinafter referred to by the name ‘Zapritama’.

The new Alstroemeria plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. The objectiveof the breeding program is to create new potted Alstroemeria plants withuniform plant habit, freely flowering habit, attractive leaf and flowercoloration and good garden performance.

The new Alstroemeria plant originated from a cross-pollination made bythe Inventor in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands in May, 2012 of aproprietary Alstroemeria hybrida selection identified as code number15622-2, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietaryAlstroemeria hybrida selection identified as code number 1269-1, notpatented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Alstroemeria plant wasdiscovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant fromwithin the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlledgreenhouse environment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands in June, 2013.

Asexual reproduction of the new Alstroemeria plant by rhizome divisionsin a controlled greenhouse environment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlandssince September, 2013 has shown that the unique features of this newAlstroemeria plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successivegenerations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Alstroemeria have not been observed under all possiblecombinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices. Thephenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditionssuch as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variancein genotype. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and aredetermined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Zapritama’. Thesecharacteristics in combination distinguish ‘Zapritama’ as a new anddistinct Alstroemeria plant:

-   -   1. Compact, upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded        plant habit.    -   2. Moderately vigorous growth habit.    -   3. Numerous purple violet-colored flowers.    -   4. Excellent container and garden performance.

Plants of the new Alstroemeria can be compared to plants of the femaleparent selection. Plants of the new Alstroemeria differ from plants ofthe female parent selection primarily in flower color as plants of thefemale parent selection have red-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Alstroemeria can be compared to plants of the maleparent selection. Plants of the new Alstroemeria differ from plants ofthe male parent selection primarily in flower color as plants of themale parent selection have pink-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Alstroemeria can be compared to plants of Alstroemeriahybrida ‘Zaprilou’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 21,011. Inside-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Alstroemeria differprimarily from plants of ‘Zaprilou’ in flower color as plants of‘Zaprilou’ have red purple-colored flowers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearanceof the new Alstroemeria plant showing the colors as true as it isreasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type.Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color valuescited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describethe colors of the new Alstroemeria plant.

The photograph on the first sheet is a top perspective view of a typicalflowering plant of ‘Zapritama’.

The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of typical flowersof ‘Zapritama’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs and following observations andmeasurements describe plants of the new Alstroemeria grown during thespring in 14-cm containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Rijsenhout,The Netherlands. During the production of the plants, day temperaturesranged from 15° C. to 25° C., night temperatures ranged from 10° C. to15° C., soil temperatures averaged 14° C. and light levels averaged5,000 lux. Plants were three months old when the photographs anddescription were taken. In the following description, color referencesare made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition,except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Alstroemeria hybrida ‘Zapritama’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary Alstroemeria hybrida            selection identified as code number 15622-2, not patented.        -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary Alstroemeria hybrida            selection identified as code number 1269-1, not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—In vitro rhizogenesis.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About 40 days            at temperatures of 16° C. to 25° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About 60 days            at temperatures of 16° C. to 20° C.        -   Root description.—Fibrous, fleshy, thick; color, close to            155D.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; medium density.        -   Rhizomes.—Shape: Elongate; rounded. Length: About 10 cm to            30 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm to 10 mm. Texture: Smooth.            Color: Close to 155D.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Compact, upright to outwardly            spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit; freely            branching habit with about six primary lateral branches,            dense and bushy appearance; moderately vigorous growth            habit; moderate growth rate.        -   Plant height.—About 28 cm.        -   Plant diameter (spread).—About 38 cm.-   Lateral branch description:    -   -   Length.—About 20 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 7 mm.        -   Internode length.—About 1.5 cm.        -   Strength.—Moderately strong.        -   Aspect.—About 45° from vertical.        -   Texture and luster.—Smooth, glabrous; semi-glossy.        -   Color, developing and fully developed.—Close to 138C.-   Leaf description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate; simple.        -   Length.—About 7 cm to 10 cm.        -   Width.—About 2.5 cm to 3 cm.        -   Shape.—Elliptical.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Cuneate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture and luster, upper surface.—Smooth, glabrous;            semi-glossy.        -   Texture and luster, lower surface.—Ribbed; matte.        -   Aspect.—Upright to somewhat horizontal, twisting.        -   Venation pattern.—Parallel.        -   Color.—Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to 143C.            Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 139C. Fully            expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 138A; venation,            close to 144D. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close            to N138B; venation, close to N144D.        -   Petioles.—Length: About 2 cm to 3 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm            to 4 mm. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte.            Strength: Low, flexible. Color, upper surface: Close to 138B            to 138C. Color, lower surface: Close to 138A.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower type and habit.—Single cup-shaped flowers arranged in            compound umbels; flowers face upright to outwardly; perianth            segments separate; freely flowering habit with about 24 to            28 flower buds and flowers per plant at one time.        -   Natural flowering season.—Flowering continuous from the            spring until the autumn in The Netherlands; early flowering            habit, plants begin flowering about 70 to 80 days after            planting.        -   Fragrance.—None detected.        -   Flower longevity on the plant.—About one week; flowers not            persistent.        -   Flower buds.—Length: About 3.5 cm to 3.7 cm. Diameter: About            1 cm to 1.2 cm. Shape: Roughly ovoid. Texture and luster:            Smooth, glabrous; semi-glossy. Color: Close to 70A to 70B.        -   Umbel height.—About 12 cm.        -   Umbel diameter.—About 15 cm.        -   Flower diameter.—About 6 cm.        -   Flower depth.—About 5.5 cm.        -   Perianth.—Arrangement: Six arranged in two whorls, each            whorl with two lateral and one median segments. Inner            perianth, lateral segments: Length: About 5.5 cm. Width:            About 2.3 cm. Shape: Elliptical. Apex: Cuspidate. Base:            Attenuate. Margin: Proximally, entire and distally, finely            dentate. Texture and luster, upper surface: Smooth,            glabrous; semi-glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface:            Ribbed; matte. Color, when opening, upper surface:            Proximally, close to N74C; mid-section, close to 155A;            distally, close to NN78B. Color, when opening, lower            surface: Proximally, close to 76D and distally, close to            NN74B. Color, fully opened, upper surface: Proximally, close            to N80D; mid-section, close to 155A; distally, close to            N80A; stripes, close to 183A; with development, proximally,            close to 91D and distally, close to 83D. Color, fully            opened, lower surface: Proximally, close to 77D;            mid-section, close to 76D; distally, close to N78B; with            development, proximally, close to 91D and distally, close to            N87C. Inner perianth, median segment: Length: About 5 cm.            Width: About 2 cm. Shape: Elliptical. Apex: Cuspidate. Base:            Attenuate. Margin: Proximally, entire and distally, finely            dentate. Texture and luster, upper surface: Smooth,            glabrous; semi-glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface:            Ribbed; matte. Color, when opening, upper surface: Close to            NN78B to NN78D. Color, when opening, lower surface: Close to            NN74B to NN74D. Color, fully opened, upper surface:            Proximally, close to N80D and distally, close to N80A; with            development, proximally, close to 91D and distally, close to            83D. Color, fully opened, lower surface: Proximally, close            to 77D and distally, close to N78B; with development,            proximally, close to 91C and distally, close to N87C. Outer            perianth, lateral segments: Length: About 5.5 cm. Width:            About 4 cm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Wishbone-shaped. Base:            Attenuate. Margin: Proximally, entire and distally, finely            dentate. Texture and luster, upper surface: Ribbed;            semi-glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface: Ribbed;            matte. Color, when opening, upper surface: Proximally, close            to N74C and distally, close to NN78B. Color, when opening,            lower surface: Proximally, close to 76D and distally, close            to NN74B. Color, fully opened, upper surface: Proximally,            close to N80D and distally, close to N80A; with development,            color becoming closer to N88B. Color, fully opened, lower            surface: Proximally, close to N78C and distally, close to            N78B; with development, color becoming closer to 83C. Outer            perianth, median segment: Length: About 5.5 cm. Width: About            4 cm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Wishbone-shaped. Base:            Attenuate. Margin: Proximally, entire and distally, finely            dentate. Texture and luster, upper surface: Ribbed;            semi-glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface: Ribbed;            matte. Color, when opening, upper surface: Proximally, close            to N74C and distally, close to NN78B. Color, when opening,            lower surface: Proximally, close to 76D and distally, close            to NN74B. Color, fully opened, upper surface: Proximally,            close to N80D and distally, close to N80A; with development,            color becoming closer to N88B. Color, fully opened, lower            surface: Proximally, close to N78C and distally, close to            N78B; with development, color becoming closer to 83C.        -   Pedicels.—Length: About 1 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm.            Strength: Strong. Angle: About 30° from vertical. Texture            and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color: Close to 138B.        -   Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity per flower: Typically            six. Filament length: About 4 cm. Filament color: Close to            N80D. Anther size: About 0.8 mm by 2 mm. Anther color: Close            to N77A. Pollen amount: Abundant. Pollen color: Close to            N187B. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Style length:            About 3 cm. Style color: Close to N78C. Stigma diameter:            About 0.7 mm. Stigma shape: Three-parted. Stigma color:            Close to 76D. Ovary color: Close to 139C.        -   Fruits and seeds.—Fruit and seed development have not been            observed on plants of the new Alstroemeria to date.-   Disease & pest resistance: Plants of the new Alstroemeria have not    been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to    Alstroemeria plants to date.-   Garden performance: Plants of the new Alstroemeria have been    observed to have excellent garden performance and to tolerate wind,    rain and temperatures from about −5° C. to about 40° C.

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Alstroemeria plant named‘Zapritama’ as illustrated and described.